Stories of Paraná - Paulino turns 100

Stories of Paraná - Paulino turns 100

Paulino turns 100
Roberto Abraham George Washington

New Field, Curitiba. 10:30 am of the day November 14, 1893. The home of Pedro Gonçalves da Silva and Izabel da Luz Silva and once again is celebrating with the birth of a son, the fifth of the couple.
Your name: Paulino Gonçalves da Silva, as registration No. 4983, pages 166, book No. 13 of the Office of the Clerk of Io Curitiba, confirmed by his baptism, given by Monsignor Celso on February 24, 1884, in the Church , current Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light Pines of Curitiba.
Village Pirahy, current city of Pirai do Sul, August 9, 1914. The young Pauline, now 21 years old, arrives in the small train station, coming on a visit to his sister residing on site.
Pirahy was a small cluster of exact 178 residences (as Paulino's own records) without electricity, running water.
However, the natural beauty of the place, stuck in the Serra das Furnas, enchanted the young newcomer. The visit, which lasted a few days turned into months, months into years and Paulinho never took the train to return.
Met a young site, Cacilda Wolmann, fell in love, and on October 2, 1920, married. The marriage lasted 60 years, until the Lord calls Cacilda return your address.
Early in his life Pirai do Sul, Pauline worked as a shoemaker until his marriage, when he left the office, riding a small gas industry: "Spring". Excellent quality, soon conquered large clientele.
However, as the bottle used had a German system closure, containing a ball of glass at the neck, the boys broke the bottles to play with bouncy balls.
Almost break, too, the small company because the bottles were expensive and difficult to acquire.
Paulino then decided to change their line of business.
Built a house of fruits, bought a small wagon, with which he also traded in the countryside, buying and selling firewood to rail.
Later he was appointed to the role of assistant treasury at City Hall, retiring in 1996 as a clerk.
In political life, Pauline was an alderman for 32 years, from 1951 to 1983, working actively from the first to the eighth term for which he was elected, deeply marking the annals of the House of Councillors piraienses for his honesty, fruitful activity and vigor.
After retirement and away from public life think it settled? Nothing! At like walking, seeing friends, chat, Paulino took over the distribution of newspapers, which delivered door to door.
He was then 90 years old.
At 95 was still in dispute, when it was cause for television reporting.
Today, as the proprietor of Larissa and Felipe Paulino continues doing what he loves most: walk daily through the streets of his beloved Pirai, greeting everyone, always ready for a good prose. There in the city who does not know and cherish.
Paulino enviable! On this memorable day, November 14, 1993, a century and greets people piraiense worships.

George Washington Roberto Abraham, economist residing in Pirai do Sul


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.